Shipping-crate.



A. D. CHILDS.

SHIPPING CRATE.

'APPLlcAno'N man :une 30,1911. Y

' Patented Oct. 9,1917.A

2 SHEET-SHEET 1'.

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'SHIPPING CRATE. APPLICATION FILED luNE ao. 1 917.

Patented 001e. 9,1917.4

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Lgzalma Fl-IJ. CHILDS sie@ amava D, CHILDS, QF HomeiRDLea-Mmfrewsrnerinef-'cnarnV Application filed Jnneo, 191x?. Serial No177;904.

Be it kowri' that'LAjarHUR D, ClQrLDS,

A a citizen ,ef the UnitedStates; residing at Nelthf Bradley, in theCunty 0f, Midland and State ,of Michigan, have render'- neI7 and "usefullmprotemen'ts lin Ship- P @ted aidiusfment- Y Iltis also' aanbied of theinvention to 'dea novel ardllpoved dlveeofths Operatively engaged withthere? and .bet tom' panels Wlrereby `relative' separating'movemetk-betiveei the 12,01) mid betteln .paels 'results jin the'sidefpaiiels'lbeing extended. It is also objeeftfo'f the inyentionltoprovi/de 'a novellr and improved deyioe'of'this Ierlrlelal'".@here@terwherein Swinging "end pjanjels are employed'togetherliyith o o-fasti'rigmeans lcalred by v Said" ewl'sils @ed ,'Palils andthe' tfi' reeel ,forLloiekils .the C-faten its ,eztendfrl 0r operative' adjustment,"

A 'still further oy J'eotf of" the invention 4(is to provid@ .a amelandimproved device Opf this .general thaw/ter .including relatively ilvabletor and.' bttefe 'Pa-Delststher with X-acting. means @led 'by the Oparid bottoni panels fr locking @heiem Tin vcollapse,d or'f'rllflee(55H1Y djvstllti l Theinrntnconsists the details l QfColstructn and' inthe Combinatr'l'adefiansemnt ofthe Sevele'rarte ,'fley-im- 'pi'oyed shipping crate' :wherein Certain important advantageslare'attainediandthe vde- ,Vicev 'rendered simpler, lless "expen'siye"vand therirsei'lore; crreliri and gedrehte geous for use, asv Willfbehereinafternfo're The novel features ofmy .inyention yvillv scribetherme with reference te niet@ eompanying drawings, Wherein- Figure l isa VleW in top plan with portions broken away of arerateveonstruetedinaeeoldanoe'wlth an embodiment of my inv ntion and 1n extended oroperative'adl Just! @11.55

"Ffgl'gZ kfs. a View partly in side elevation andfpartly seetionofinyiinp1oved`erate ina folded or Compacted adjustment;l

' Eig. Bfis a sectional"yiew taken substantially on the lineiJS-"B oflFigfQ; l l

'Fig'.fiisza ilongtudirla'l Vertical sectional View talefn through thetdeyieey as illustrated F is an end elevational View of my idpffovedcrate as Aherein disclosed in eX- tendjed. adjustments; vand ESpeecation'of Letters Patent.Y i Patented @0b. 9, 19T?.

`llig.1 h6, isatransye'rs'e' sectional View taken through w the vdevicein extended adjustment.

Ll/Vgliile my improved devioeas herein illus tratedfis of al'typ'eespecially desfi'gned'for us'einfthe shipping of poultry or' the likeihtis't'o 'be understood'.thatyldo not desire fto 'limit myself vto thislpaitieulary Charaetr lof A, fr: UE; diselosed `in the accompanyingdrawingsl?, denotes bottom `panel o` f mywimproved erateof predetermineddimensions yand 'preferably rectangular' Vin plan; The

marginal portions ofthe bottom panel B- `aj re definedby the cleatsV lsecured tothe upperfapee ofthe bottom panelB.

`-"gllingedly eonnfeeted Ias at 24 Withthe side eleats* 'are jthe side,panels S which, y when injopen for extended position overliethetopl:fa/ees' offthe side 'eleats lf if The vouter longitudinal A. in arinalK portion ofv each of the side panels adaeent opposite ends l' thereofvis proyided with the Clips 3 and said'elips are directed through thetransversely Idisposed slotfs t arranged adjacent the opposite rendsflthe-.t'op panelT. VThe clips "3 oyerlie' mar- Ag'inal portions ofthenslots 4whereby itVV be; p ereeiied" that upon 'rel'a'tiye movement'betiyee'nfthe bottom panel* Bf kand the top panel'T, the side panelsSWillfbe either eX- v4tendedo' folded. i

E denotesv end panels'V having their lower` hingedlyeonneeted as iat'with lthe bottom panel B at apredetermined point inwardlyoftheuendcleats 1so` thatsaid sition ivil'l eontaet'iyi'th the :end cleats lasparticularly illustrated in fFig. 4 of the aeeompanying drawings. "ThetlVp-anelml of the side panels S is limited by the con 'end'l panelswhen in extended "or open potact of said side panels with theinner`faces each of the end panels E is provided with a pair of outwardly andlaterally directed arms 7 terminating in the inwardly directedextensions 8. The' arms 7 with the extensions S thereof are directedthrough the slots 9 produced in the adjacent end flange or cleat 6 ofthe top panel T. Slidably Vsupported by the outer face of the end flangeor cleat 6 is the locking member L which moves transversely of theflange or cleat `6 and has an intermediate depressed portion 10 adaptedto underlie the inwardly directed extensions 8 whereby the end panel Eis effectively held against inward or folding movement. The end portionsof the locking member L are provided with perpendicularly relatedextensions l1 disposed through the guiding eyes 12. The free endportions of the extensions 11 are formed into the hoolr membersl 111preferably inwardly directed and which serve to prevent the displacementof the locking member L. To hold the locking member L against movementto disengage the same from'the inwardly directed extensions 8 the wireseal 15 or its equivalent may be employed as illustrated particularly inFig. 5 and lwherein said seal is operatively engaged with theintermediate portion 10 of the locking member L and threaded through theeye-member 16 carried by the end flange orV cleat 6. When the crate iscompacted or folded the hook members 17 pivotally engaged with the sideor longitudinal cleats or flanges 1 are engaged with the top panel T andpreferably overlie said top panel T as particu- `larly illustrated inFig. 2 as Vsaid hook members 17 are of such a length as to extendthrough the openings in the top panel T as afforded-inthe presentembodimentof my invention by the transverse separated strips 18. Themembers 17 are maintained in operative engagement with the top panel Tthrough the medium of the arms 19. Each of the arms 19 is pivotallyengaged at one end with the outer face of a side or longitudinal flangeor cleat 6 with the top engage rearwardly of a hook member 17 andthereby hold the same against disengageyment from the top panel T.

without materially departing from the appearance and spirit thereof and'for this reason I do not wish'tobe understood aslimiting myself to theprecise arrangementand formation of the several parts herein shown incarrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed. Y'

What I claim is:

1. A device of the 'character described comprising a bottom panel,lsidel panels hingedly connected thereto,'aftop panel, .y

means for slidably connecting the side panels Awith the top panel, end,panels hingedly Vco'nnected'with the bottom vpanel and interposedbetween the side panels when said side panels are extended, arms'carriedby the end panels and provided with lateral extensions, the ends of thetop panelsbeing provided with slots through which said arms and angularextensions are directed, and locking members carried by thertop panel tounderlie the lateral extensions of the arms of the end panels forholding said end panels against inward -movement.

2. A device of the character described comprising a bottom panel, sidepanels hingedly connected thereto, a top panel,

means for slidably connecting the side panels with the toppanel, endpanels hingedly connected with the bottom kpanel andV interposed betweenthe side panels when said Y,

side panels are extended, arms carried by the end panels Vand providedwith lateral extensions, the ends of the top panel being provided withslots through which said arms and angular extensions are directed,

and locking membersk carried by the top panel to underlie the'lateralextensions of the arms of the end panels for holding said end panelsagainst inward movement,and

means co-acting kwith theV locking members for holding the same inoperative engagement with the arms of the lendfpanels.'v

. In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature inthe presence oftwo witnesses.

Witnesses:

F. W. MoCRARiz',l W. A. YOUNG.

ARTHURVD. CHILDS; L .s

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